confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to stop walking; to pause
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to pour water on; to irrigate
to be transparent; to show through
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
thought; consideration; thinking
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
conviction; belief; confidence
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry